CALL FOR A EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN FOR MEDICAL IMAGING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY

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1 CALL FOR A EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN FOR MEDICAL IMAGING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY myesr.org

2 QUALITY & SAFETY Improving and harmonising quality and safety in medical imaging across Europe directly contributes to the EU s health objectives of delivering improved healthcare quality and patient safety. The ESR calls on the EU institutions to: support the establishment of European quality and safety indicators for imaging support an audit of imaging equipment, doses, image quality and procedures of the medical imaging chain in Europe and to develop plans to modernise equipment support efforts to improve communication with patients improve inter-institutional cooperation for more coherent action in the area of health support the EuroSafe Imaging campaign ( to raise awareness of the importance of radiation protection EDUCATION & TRAINING The ESR supports promoting intra-eu mobility of professionals in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy. For the radiology profession, it is essential that quality of care and patient safety are adequately secured in cross-border employment situations. The ESR calls on the EU institutions to: support the harmonisation of radiology training by endorsing the European Training Curriculum and the ESR European Diploma in Radiology support mandatory continuous medical education and continuous professional development for medical professionals throughout the EU

3 The European Society of Radiology (ESR) calls on the EU s institutions to support its European Action Plan for Medical Imaging to improve quality of care and patient safety for greater harmonisation of quality and safety, education and training, as well as research and technology in medical imaging, which will significantly improve healthcare for Europe s patients. RESEARCH Medical imaging plays a crucial role in the era of personalised medicine, often undervalued by policy makers. Personalised medicine has led to a great heterogeneity of data and consequently a need for the integration of imaging and omics data and the development of structured data repositories to facilitate personalised medicine and clinical trials. The ESR calls on the EU institutions to: recognise medical imaging as an integral part of personalised medicine support the standardisation and validation of imaging biomarkers support the development of European biobanks in medical imaging to improve interoperability and standardisation develop methods of integrating these data with omics databases ehealth Advances in information technology have revolutionised healthcare in general and radiology in particular and the current technological possibilities are paving the way for cross-border telemedicine services including teleradiology. Consequently, a need is arising for European standards. The ESR calls upon the EU institutions to: endorse the development of Clinical Decision Support systems to improve clinical workflow, appropriateness and training for referrers support the harmonisation of coding and terminology foster semantic interoperability support the further development of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in order to ensure harmonised standards in data transmission and reporting revise the legal framework for teleradiology

4 The ESR Call for a European Action Plan for Medical Imaging is endorsed by: ESR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER SOCIETIES National Radiology Societies ALBANIA AUSTRIA BELARUS BELGIUM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND GEORGIA GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY KAZAKHSTAN LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF MALTA MONTENEGRO THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA Albanian Imaging Association Austrian Roentgen Society Belarussian Society of Radiologists Belgian Society of Radiology Association of Radiology of Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgarian Association of Radiology Croatian Society of Radiology Cyprus Radiological Society Czech Radiological Society Danish Society of Radiology Estonian Society of Radiology Radiological Society of Finland Georgian Association of Radiologists German Radiological Society Hellenic Radiological Society Hungarian Society of Radiologists Radiological Society of Iceland Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Israel Radiological Association Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica Radiological Society of Kazakhstan Latvian Association of Radiologists Lithuanian Radiologists Association Société Luxembourgeoise de Radiologie Macedonian Society of Radiology Maltese Association of Radiologists Radiological Association of Montenegro Radiological Society of the Netherlands Norwegian Society of Radiology Polish Medical Society of Radiology Portuguese Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Romanian Society of Radiology and Medical Imaging Russian Association of Radiology

5 The ESR Call for a European Action Plan for Medical Imaging is endorsed by: National Radiology Societies (continued) SERBIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UKRAINE Serbian Association of Radiology Slovak Radiological Society Slovenian Association of Radiology Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica Swedish Society of Medical Radiology Swiss Society of Radiology Turkish Society of Radiology Association of Radiologists of the Ukraine Subspecialty Societies of Radiology CIRSE Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe ESCR European Society of Cardiac Radiology ESER European Society of Emergency Radiology ESGAR European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology ESHNR European Society of Head and Neck Radiology ESMOFIR European Society of Molecular and Functional Imaging in Radiology ESMRMB European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology ESNR European Society of Neuroradiology ESOI European Society of Oncologic Imaging ESPR European Society of Paediatric Radiology ESSR European Society of Musculo-Skeletal Radiology ESTI European Society of Thoracic Imaging ESUR European Society of Urogenital Radiology EUSOBI European Society of Breast Imaging EuSoMII European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS EFNA EFOMP EFRS EPF SAFE European Federation of Neurological Associations European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics European Federation of Radiographer Societies European Patients Forum Stroke Alliance for Europe

6 The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is an apolitical, non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting and coordinating the scientific, philanthropic, intellectual and professional activities of radiology in all European countries. The Society s mission at all times is to serve the healthcare needs of the general public through the support of science, teaching and research and the quality of service in the field of radiology. The ESR is the European body representing the radiology profession with more than 62,000 individual members and acts as the umbrella organisation of all national radiological societies in Europe as well as Europe s subspecialty organisations in the field of radiology. The ESR Call for a European Action Plan for Medical Imaging is in line with the Opinion on the Future EU Agenda on Quality of Health Care with special emphasis on Patient Safety adopted on 14 October 2014 by the independent Expert Panel advising the European Commission on effective ways of investing in health. myesr.org